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25 June 2021
A tanker has delivered 13,800 tonnes of diesel oil to Timor-Leste, the first shipment there of diesel supplied by state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC), the company says. The diesel is fuel for the Betano power station in southern Timor-Leste, where it was delivered last week, CNPC announced in writing yesterday. The company says a … Continue reading "CNPC makes its first delivery of diesel to Timor-Leste"
25 June 2021
The organisers of the Contest for Promotional Videos on Portuguese-speaking Countries have extended the deadline for submission of entries. The contest is jointly organised by the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-Operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) and the Centre for Portuguese Studies of Macao Polytechnic Institute. Taking into account … Continue reading "Submission period extended for entries in Contest for Promotional Videos on Portuguese-speaking Countries"
25 June 2021
The assessment process of “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 – Selected Works by Local Artists”, jointly organized by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office and various entities, was successfully completed on 4 June. After a rigorous review by a commission formed by 11 members from different sectors, a total of … Continue reading "Assessment results for the “Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021 – Selected Works by Local Artists” announced"
25 June 2021
Chinese Vice-minister of Science and Technology Huang Wei has called for Macao to speed up the establishment of a centre for scientific and technological exchanges between China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the managers of the Macao Science and Technology Development Fund say. Mr Huang told the 15th meeting of the Mainland China-Macao Science and Technology … Continue reading "Macao urged to move faster on science, tech exchange project"
24 June 2021
Guinea-Bissau will soon begin inoculating its people against COVID-19 with a vaccine supplied by Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd of China, Lusa reports, quoting the African country’s High Commission for COVID-19 secretary Plácido Cardoso. The Portuguese news agency says neighbouring Senegal presented Guinea-Bissau with 10,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine in February, and that some were … Continue reading "Guinea-Bissau to start using Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine"
24 June 2021
Timorese Ambassador to China Abrão dos Santos believes the economic development of China has benefited his people by creating opportunities for Sino-Timorese cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, farming, fishing and education, the People’s Daily says. A report carried by the international edition of the Chinese Communist Party newspaper on Monday quotes Mr dos Santos … Continue reading "Envoy values opportunities China creates for Timor-Leste"
24 June 2021
Brazilian growers and dealers hope to begin this year selling China more sorts of fresh fruit, including grapes and mangoes, Xinhua reports, citing Brazilian Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias. Melons are the only sort of fresh fruit that Brazil sells China at present, and her country would like China to accept other sorts, the Chinese … Continue reading "Brazil hoping to begin exporting grapes, mangoes to China"
24 June 2021
The Chief Executive, Mr Ho Iat Seng, called on members of the public to recognise that supporting and safeguarding the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) are the basis and the core means by which the successful implementation of the “One country, two systems” principle in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) can … Continue reading "Macao CE: CPC’s leadership is at core of ‘One country, two systems’ principle"
23 June 2021
Construction of a bridge in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia by a consortium of China Communications Construction Co. Ltd and China Railway 20 Bureau Group Corp. will create 8,000 jobs, the People’s Daily says. The partners, both Chinese state-owned enterprises, will build a 12.4 km bridge linking the state capital, Salvador, to the island … Continue reading "Chinese bridge builders to create 8,000 jobs in Brazil"
23 June 2021
Macao businessman Wu Zhiwei intends to make a big investment in tourism in the Alenquer region of Portugal, near Lisbon, NOVO reports. The Portuguese publication quotes Mr Wu as saying he has begun expanding the cellar used by Quinta da Marmeleira, a maker of Portuguese wine he owns in Alenquer. Speaking as vice-president of the … Continue reading "Macao businessman to put money into tourism in Portugal"
23 June 2021
On June 18, the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) convened a meeting in Beijing. The meeting was headed by Mr Ding Tian, Deputy Secretary-General of Forum Macao. It was attended by Mr Li Xiaohui, Deputy Director of the Department of Taiwan, Hong Kong and … Continue reading "Forum Macao hosts meeting in Beijing"
23 June 2021
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) has made a video to inform the public about the need to preserve Macanese cuisine, the office says. The MGTO announced in writing that it made the video to mark Sustainable Gastronomy Day, which was last Friday. MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, Macao Institute for Tourism Studies … Continue reading "New video shows importance of preserving Macanese cuisine"
21 June 2021
Strong demand from China has increased exports of cotton by Brazil to 2.24 million tonnes so far in the year ending June 30, or 23 per cent more than in the corresponding period a year ago, the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers, or Abrapa, says, citing Brazilian official figures. China was the biggest buyer of … Continue reading "Demand from China boosting Brazilian exports of cotton"
21 June 2021
Organized by the Macao Museum of Art (MAM) under the auspices of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, and co-organized by the Architects Association of Macau, the “Connectivities: Living beyond the boundaries – Macao and the Greater Bay Area, the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia – Works of the Collateral Event of Macao, China”, was … Continue reading "“17th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia – Works of the Collateral Event of Macao, China” opens offering a picture of the cross-border life in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area"
21 June 2021
Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao), Mr Paulo Jorge Rodrigues do Espírito Santo, delivered a speech on June 16 at the opening ceremony of the Seminar on Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Sino-Portuguese Forum (online seminar). Mr Espírito Santo … Continue reading "Permanent Secretariat of Forum Macao attends Seminar on Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the Sino-Portuguese Forum"
21 June 2021
China Council for the Promotion of International Trade President Gao Yan has called for Macao to intensify its effort to serve as a place where China and the Portuguese-speaking world do business, the Macao SAR Government says. The government issued a written statement quoting Ms Gao as telling the 2021 Mainland-Macao Business Associations Joint Conference, … Continue reading "Macao urged to work harder to spur international trade"
21 June 2021
Macao Week in Shanghai drew the attendance of representatives of nearly 40 enterprises dealing in products that are made in Macao, that bear Macao brands or that are made in Portuguese-speaking parts of the world, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, or IPIM, says. Among those attending was Sardinia Macau Ltd General Manager Sou … Continue reading "Products of lusophone countries find buyers in Shanghai"
18 June 2021
The promotional event “Macao Week in Shanghai” was held successfully, in tandem with the offline and online promotions to raise Macao’s profile as a healthy, safe and quality destination. The “Macao Week in Shanghai” roadshow attracted around 300,000 spectators on site while related live streams conducted by KOLs engaged over 44.36 million counts of live … Continue reading "“Macao Week in Shanghai” held successfully Attracting visitors with “tourism +” glamour"
18 June 2021
Chinese and African companies stuck 15 deals together worth US$5.1 million at the 2021 China-Africa Online Matchmaking for Agri-products trade fair, The Paper website reports. The Chinese state-run website says over 30 companies that deal in agricultural products such as cashew nuts, sesame seed and spices were represented at the fair, which was held online … Continue reading "US$5.1 mln of deals done at Sino-African trade fair online"
18 June 2021
Chinese maker of cleaning products Nice Group Co. Ltd is investing US$5 million in expanding its factory in the Luanda-Bengo Special Economic Zone in Angola, and will soon take on 300 more workers there, Angop reports. The Angolan state-run news agency quotes the general manager of the factory, Zhuo Ziquan, as saying Nice Group has … Continue reading "Nice Group spending US$5 mln on expanding factory in Angola"
